UPSC Prelims 2024 question paper: sample questions

Question 1

How many Delimitation Commissions have been constituted by the Government of India till December 2023?

Accepted Answer

Four

Answer

One

Answer

Two

Answer

Three

Question 2

Who was the Provisional President of the Constituent Assembly before Dr. Rajendra Prasad took over?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha

Answer

C. Rajagopalachari

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Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

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T. T. Krishnamachari

Question 3

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’:
1. Provisions will come into effect from the 18th Lok Sabha.
2. This will be in force for 15 years after becoming an Act.
3. There are provisions for the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes Women within the quota reserved for the Scheduled Castes.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

2 and 3 only

Answer

1, 2 and 3

Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

1 and 3 only

Question 4

Consider the following statements:
Statement-I: If the United States of America (USA) were to default on its debt, holders of US Treasury Bonds will not be able to exercise their claims to receive payment.
Statement-II: The USA Government debt is not backed by any hard assets, but only by the faith of the Government.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Accepted Answer

Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I

Answer

Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I

Answer

Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect

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Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

Question 5

Consider the following statements:
Statement-I: There is instability and worsening security situation in the Sahel region.
Statement-II: There have been military takeovers/coups d’etat in several countries of the Sahel region in the recent past.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Accepted Answer

Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I

Answer

Both Statement-I and Stateme nt-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I

Answer

Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect

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Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

Question 6

Consider the following statements:
Statement-I: The atmosphere is heated more by incoming solar radiation than by terrestrial radiation
Statement-II: Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are good absorbers of long wave radiation.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Accepted Answer

Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

Answer

Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I

Answer

Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I

Answer

Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect

Question 7

The organisms “Cicada, Froghopper and Pond skater” are:

Accepted Answer

Insects

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Birds

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Fish

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Reptiles

Question 8

Consider the following airports:
1. Donyi Polo Airport
2. Kushinagar International Airport
3. Vijayawada International Airport
In the recent past, which of the above have been constructed as Greenfield projects?

Accepted Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

2 and 3 only

Answer

1 and 3 only

Answer

1, 2 and 3

Question 9

The total fertility rate in an economy is defined as:

Accepted Answer

the average number of live births a woman would have by the end of her child-bearing age.

Answer

the number of children born per 1000 people in the population in a year.

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the number of children born to a couple in their lifetime in a given population.

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the birth rate minus death rate.

Question 10

With reference to radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs), consider the following statements:
1. RTGs are miniature fission reactors.
2. RTGs are used for powering the onboard systems of spacecrafts.
3. RTGs can use Plutonium-238, which is a by-product of weapons development.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

2 and 3 only

Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

1 and 3 only

Answer

1, 2 and 3

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